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Monday, 6 July 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Titan
The first probe near Titan was Voyager 1.
The flight took place on November 12th, 1980. Several photos were taken from a distance of 4,000 km, ...
Phobos
Phobos is a very small moon. Its dimensions are 26.8 x 21 x 18.4 km.
Moon
There are many theories about the formation of the Moon, but the most probable is that in the early days of the Solar System, the proto-Earth collided with a celestial body the size of Mars, and this impact generated enough energy to throw enough material into Earth's orbit to form the Moon.
NASA
The second Crew Dragon mission, SpaceX Crew-2, set the record for the longest spaceflight by the U.S. after spending 200 days in orbit.
Mushrooms
Fungal reproduction is complex, reflecting differences in lifestyle and genetic composition.
It is estimated that a third of all fungi reproduce using more than one method of reproduction. Most ...
Liver
The 10% of the liver is fat.
Exceeding that amount, which is called a fatty liver, may lead to type 2 diabetes, in consequence.
Anorexia Nervosa
Despite the literal translation of the term, the feeling of hunger is very often present in a person with this disorder.
Pathological control of this feeling, the need to eat, is a source of satisfaction for the patient.
Moon
The Moon is so far the only celestial body on which humans have landed.
The first successful landing on the Moon took place on July 20, 1969, at 21:17 CET. Shortly after la ...
Brain
Thanks to the word patterns stored in memory, a person is able to read the text in which the letters have been mixed.
It is enough for the first and last letters of a word to be in the correct place.
Tears
An excessive amount of tears often called pathological crying or laughing, may be an indication of a brain disease or Alzheimer’s disease.